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- The Conyngham Valley Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Conyngham Borough Building.

The society's museum is located at 470 Main St., Conyngham, and is open to the public Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m.

Visits to the museum at other times can be scheduled by calling 570-788-3493 or 570-788-5296.

Drums

- The Drums Garden Club will meet at 1 p.m. today at the Good Shepherd Church social hall.

The guest speaker will be Joanne Walko Slavick and her topic will be "Landscaping 101."

Members are asked to bring a check for the May 21 trip to the New York Botanical Gardens.

New members are welcome and invited to join the group.

Freeland

- VFW Home Association Post 5010 will hold its monthly officers meeting at 6 p.m. April 9 at the post home.

The regular monthly meeting will follow at 7 p.m.

- VFW Post 5010 will hold its monthly meeting at the post home on April 9 immediately following the VFW Home Association meeting.

There will be nomination and election of officers.

- Freeland American Legion social dues for 2014 are now being accepted.

Members can stop by the post to renew their memberships. Dues are $10.

- Freeland American Legion Auxiliary Unit 473 will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday at 7 pm. at the post home.

All members are welcome and encouraged to attend.

- The Jeddo Stars monthly meeting will be held on Sunday at the club.

The board of directors will meet at 1 p.m. and the regular meeting will be at 2 p.m.

- The eighth annual Robert H. Kenvin Car Show, presented by Arbutus Masonic Lodge 611, will be held May 25 at the Freeland Public Park.

Registration is open from 9 a.m. to noon. Registration is $9 and includes T-shirts and dash plaques for the first 100 entries.

The event will also feature food vendors, music and much more.

For more information, contact Ben at 570-956-5059 or Jack at 570-582-9185.

- Foster Township will once again participate in the Great Pennsylvania Cleanup on April 20.

Any residents interested in participating should call Georgiann at 570-636-2628 or Lee Ann at 570-636-3939 no later than April 15.

Safety vests, gloves and litter bags will provided.

- Just Us will be playing on Thursday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Freeland VFW Post 5010.

Members and their guests are welcome. The kitchen will be open.

- The Freeland Recreation Board will take part in an Earth Day cleanup on April 20.

Local groups such as Immaculate Conception Parish Youth Group, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, American Legion, Freeland Elementary/Middle School Builders Club, recreation board members and any local group or individual who wishes to take part can come to Freeland Public Park with a rake to help the cause.

The cooperation of the entire community will make a tremendous difference in the park. The park is used heavily throughout the summer and is the hub of many planned activities and family reunions.

The plan is to clean the entire park from the YMCA alley to ShurSave.

Much help is needed. Gloves, bags and some rakes will be provided.

For more information or to make plans for a group, call recreation board member Ann Swankoski at 570-636-3964 or show up at the park at 9 a.m. on April 20.

- The Freeland Fire Department will hold its spring chicken barbecue on April 27 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Freeland Public Park.

The meal features a half chicken barbecued over an open charcoal pit with baked potato and corn.

Cost is $10 per meal with tickets available from any firefighter or at Convenient Food Mart, The Other Side Restaurant and Videomania.

Tickets can also be obtained by calling the fire station at 570-636-3244 and leaving a message.

Meals will be takeout only with deliveries available. The deadline for tickets is April 22.

- The Freeland Booster Club announced that collections for the annual Trash to Treasure Sale at the Freeland Public Park Pavilion will begin on April 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. weekdays until April 26.

The sale will begin on April 27 at 10 a.m.

Due to limited space, the club cannot accept Christmas trees, textbooks, encyclopedias, television sets, computers, upholstered furniture or broken appliances.

Items cannot be left on the ramp or the maintenance department will remove them and they will be discarded.

Money raised from this sale is used for scholarships, supporting sports programs and civic activities in the Freeland area.

The public is invited to participate in the sale.

- Happenings at the Freeland Branch of the Hazleton Area Public Library:

Today - 6:30 p.m., story hour.

Tuesday - 9:30 a.m., art get-together.

Friday - 1 to 3 p.m., knitting and crocheting.

This is the last chance to register for the a special ballet program for adults. Ms. Faberge will conduct a one-day free class on April 18 from 10 to 11 a.m.

To register, call 570-636-2125.

Hazleton

- St. John's Methodist Church, Poplar and Juniper streets, will hold a pasty bake sale on April 23.

Pasties (layers of ground beef, potatoes, and onions, if desired, baked in a pie crust) are $7.25 each.

Pickup is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

To order, call Joan at 570-455-3426, Gladys at 570-454-5364 or Ruth at 570-454-5666.

The deadline to order is April 19.

- The Women of Faith of Faith United Church of Christ, 21 Faith Drive, Butler Township, off Airport Beltway, will hold a shoo-fly pie sale on April 20.

Pickup will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Orders must be placed by Sunday. To order, call 570-459-0179.

The group is also in the planning stages for its rummage sale to be held May 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and May 2 from 9 a.m. to noon.

- The second annual Hazleton Area School District career fair will be held Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hazleton Area High School gymnasium.

Information regarding all teaching positions, including elementary, secondary, English as a second language, special education and fine arts, will be available.

- A 70-mile bike run to benefit Missy Willard in her fight against breast cancer and the Susan G. Komen foundation will be held Saturday.

Registration will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. at Iron Hawg Custom Cycles, 15th Street, Hazleton. Pre-registration is available at Iron Hawg or by calling 570-436-2379.

The event will be approximately 70 miles through the Poconos beginning at 11:15 a.m. and will end at Towers Bar and Grill in Fern Glen.

- Heritage Hill Senior Community will host its 12th annual senior health fair on Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Laurel Mall.

The event will include free health screenings and important information about local services.

Fasting for the blood sugar and cholesterol screenings is recommended but not required.

For more information, call Lisa Marie Halecky at 570-427-4500.

- Penn State Hazleton's Faculty Lecture Committee will host a communications expert for a presentation at 7 p.m. today in 115 Evelyn Graham Academic Building at the campus.

Dr. Kory Floyd, director of the Communication Sciences Laboratory and professor of human communication at the Hugh Downs School of Communications at Arizona State University will discuss "Communication and Well-being" during the free event which the public is invited to attend.

According to Floyd, we've all had those days when nothing goes right and our stress levels are off the charts. Then, at the peak of our stress, a simple hug from a friend can turn everything around. Sometimes, a brief gesture of affection is all it takes - a text from our partner, a kiss from our child, a call from Mom. In his presentation, he will address this topic and answer why affectionate communication combats our stress and how it enhances our well-being.

More information on Floyd is available at www .koryfloyd.com.

For additional information on this event, contact the Office of University Relations at 570-450-3180.

Hazle Township

- Hazle Township Fire and Rescue Company will hold an all-you-can-eat pasta and meatball dinner on April 20 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the fire station, 1113 N. Church St.

Takeouts will be available from 4 to 5 p.m. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children under 10 years old.

Tickets can be purchased by calling 570-233-0858 or by stopping by the fire station.

Advance purchase is preferred, but walk-ins are welcome.

McAdoo

- Property owners and residents of McAdoo are reminded that moving permits must be obtained before anyone moves in, out or within the borough.

Permits, by ordinance are enforced by the McAdoo police and code officials.

Scranton

- The Calligrapher's Guild of Northeastern Pennsylvania will meet on April 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Shields Center for Visual Arts, room 225, of Marywood University.

The presentation will focus on adding some fun to calligraphy with flourishes, those extensions to letters which can add grace and character.

The group will talk about the where, when and hows of flourishing as well as some of the pitfalls.

Everyone is invited, but not required, to bring samples of flourishing you have done in the past and, if you wish to work along with the demonstration, bring some broad-edged markers, paper, and a pen or pencil.

The presenter will be Margie Zaums, a charter member of the Calligraphers' Guild.

She first learned calligraphy as part of her undergraduate art education studies at Seton Hill University, Greensburg.

A freelance calligrapher for many years, she has taught calligraphy courses and workshops for a variety of groups, including graduate and undergraduate students at Marywood University and School of Continuing Education, as well as the local guild.

She has had a one-woman exhibit of her work at King's College, Wilkes-Barre, and has had work displayed in juried exhibits at two of the international calligraphy conferences.

One of the works is reproduced in the book "Writing Beyond Words."

For more information, call 570-296-6507. Refreshments will be served.

The meeting is free and open to the public.

Tresckow

- The Banks Township board of supervisors will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Banks Township Municipal Building, Fern and Cherry streets.

The public is invited to attend.

West Hazleton

- In preparation for street sweeping, borough residents are asked to sweep excess dirt from the street and sidewalks in front of their homes and place in containers.

For pickup, call the streets department at 570-454-5181 with the address. Leave a message, if necessary.

Street sweeping is scheduled for the end of April. Exact dates and schedule will be announced later.

Weatherly

- Cub Scout signups for Pack 007 will be held on Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Tweedle Park.

Boys in kindergarten to fourth grade are eligible.

For more information, contact April Walters at 570-233-5528 or email weatherly cubscout007@gmail.com.

- The food committee for Weatherly's 150th anniversary celebration will meet today at 6 p.m. in the conference room of the Weatherly Borough Building.

For more information, call Kathie Paul at 570-427-3341.

- Heritage Hill Senior Community will present its 12th annual senior health fair on Wednesday from 8 a.m. to noon at the JCPenney wing of the Laurel Mall.

Participants will learn how to live a healthier lifestyle and receive free health screenings for cholesterol, osteoporosis, blood sugar, blood pressure and more.

Fasting is recommended, but not required.

There will also be representatives from various agencies, including the Social Security office, veterans' organizations and the Attorney General's office.

There will be prizes, giveaways and chair massages.

For more information, contact Lisa Marie at Heritage Hill at 570-427-4500.

- All committees for Weatherly's 150th anniversary will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the borough building.

Any resident interested in joining any of the committees or a spokesperson for any group or organization who would be interested in helping with the cleanup, parking or running the games at the 150th three-day event to be held Aug. 16 to 18 may also attend.

- The athletic committee meeting of the Weatherly Area School Board, scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m., has been cancelled.

The board's regular meeting will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the large group instruction room.

- Weatherly Area High School senior parents will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Citizens Fire Company social room.

- Knights of Columbus, St. Nicholas Council 12105 of Our Lady of Lourdes Church will meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the church hall.

Annual Knights of Columbus dues of $20 are now due.

Dues can be paid at the meeting or mailed to Grand Knight Mark Moyer, P.O. Box 93, 1 Third St., Beaver Meadows, 18216; treasurer John Raynock, 829 E. Main St., Weatherly, 18255, or financial secretary Joseph Grega, 247 Plane St., Weatherly. Checks should be made payable to K of C Council 12105.

- Bingo will be held Thursday at Tweedle Park.

Doors will open at 6 p.m. with bingo starting at 7 p.m.

Refreshments will be available.

- The Zion's Lutheran Church confirmation class will sponsor a dance at Eurana Park for students in fourth through eighth grades on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m.

Cost of admission will be $3 and proceeds will benefit Shepherd House.

Refreshments will be available.

- The Tweedle Park and Playground Association will hold an Italian hoagie sale on April 16.

The hoagies are $4 each and are available with or without onions.

To order, call the park at 570-427-8391 and leave a message with a name, phone number and order.

The deadline for orders is Friday and hoagies can be picked up on April 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the park.

White Haven

- The White Haven Lions Club will host its annual spaghetti dinner on April 16 from 3:30 to 7 p.m. at St. Patrick's Center, White Haven.

Takeouts will be available.

Cost is $8 for adults and $4 per child under 12 years old.

Proceeds from the dinner benefit community programs such as the food bank, lunch program, scholarship fund, free medical clinic and Halloween parade.

Tickets should be purchased from Lion members.

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